# CVE-2018-1000057: Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin has Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1000057-jenkins-credentials-binding-plugin-has-insufficiently-protected  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-1000057 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-13

Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin has Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Technologies: [org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-credentials-binding). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-1000057 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-1000057 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-1000057?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.15.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-1000057?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven): upgrade to 1.15 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-1000057?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven): upgrade to 1.15 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding to 1.15 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.15

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-1000057
- GHSA-38xm-xhvj-q2qf

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- [Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin vulnerability can expose sensitive information in logger messages](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-53650-jenkins-credentials-binding-plugin-vulnerability-can-expose)
- [Improper masking of some secrets in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-2182-improper-masking-of-some-secrets-in-jenkins-credentials-binding)
- [Secrets are not masked by Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin in builds without build steps](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-2181-secrets-are-not-masked-by-jenkins-credentials-binding-plugin-in)